Longhorns coach Strong open to playing Aggies again

Thanksgiving hasn’t been the same the last two years without the annual matchup between Texas A&M and Texas.

The Aggies move from the Big 12 to the SEC in 2012 has prevented them from competing with the Longhorns in any sport.

There has been a war of words between the schools about whether or not they will resume the rivalry, with no real progress made.

Perhaps a fresh perspective can change that.

In a report by CBSSports.com, first-year Texas football coach Charlie Strong expressed optimism that burnt orange and maroon could share the same field again.

“It’s all about the two ADs getting together and getting that figured out. When you look at it, it’s been such a huge rivalry game. I think at some point it will get worked out. When there’s been so much tradition there, you’d like to see it continue on. That’s my feeling on it. I’d love to play it.”

The sight of the game normally rotated between Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin and Kyle Field in College Station. However, Strong suggested a new idea.

“You’d like to play it in a neutral site somewhere, where every year it’s in that spot, whether it’s Houston or Dallas,” he said.